{"id":189,"date":"2022-04-01T13:02:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2022-05-09T14:22:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T21:22:01","slug":"awards-publications-presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/awards-publications-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards, Publications &amp; Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SELECTED AWARDS:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Association of Women in Science (AWIS), Seattle Chapter Award for Excellence in STEM Education\/Outreach, 2022 (<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/04\/Press-release-DB-for-publicity-2022.pdf\">Press release<\/a>)<img class=\"wp-image-199\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2022\/04\/Press-release-DB-for-publicity-2022-1.pdf\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>Outreach Volunteers of the Year\u00a0award for the Puget Sound Local Section of the ACS, 2022<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Faculty Achievement Award \u2013 given by the President of The Evergreen State College, 2014<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award For excellence in developing and teaching a year-long physical and inorganic chemistry program, awarded by The Evergreen State College, 1993<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong><u>BOOKS &amp; BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>Mole Concepts and Stoichiometry: A Chemistry Workbook for Success, Linus Learning, Ronkonkoma, NY,2017.<\/li>\n \t<li>\u201cPreventing Mole Concepts and Stoichiometry from Becoming \u201cGatekeepers\u201d in First Year Chemistry Courses.\u201d In <em>Enhancing Retention in Introductory Chemistry Courses: Teaching Practices &amp; Assessments<\/em>, Chapter 8, 2019, 121-136. ACS Symposium Series, Volume 1330<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>SELECTED PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2010:<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Cover Page Article<\/strong> &#8211; An Interdisciplinary, Project-Based Inquiry into the Chemistry and Geology of Alkaline Surface Lake Waters in the General Chemistry Laboratory. A. M. R. P. Bopegedera and Christopher L. Coughenour. <em>J. Chem. Educ. <\/em>2020, <em>98<\/em>, 1352\u20131360<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Cover Page Article <\/strong>&#8211; \u201cGreening\u201d a Familiar General Chemistry Experiment: Coffee Cup Calorimetry to Determine the Enthalpy of Neutralization of an Acid\u2013Base Reaction and the Specific Heat Capacity of Metals, A. M. R. P. Bopegedera, K. Nishanthi R. Perera. <em>J. Chem. Educ.<\/em>, <strong>2017<\/strong>, <em>94<\/em>, 494\u2013499<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Analysis of Dolomitic Marble: A Multifaceted Problem for General Chemistry Students, A. M. Ranjika P.\u00a0Bopegedera, <em>J. Chem. Educ. <\/em>2022, <em>99<\/em>, 964-974<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Student-Driven, Curriculum-Embedded Undergraduate Research Experiences (SD-CUREs) in the Senior Chemistry Curriculum and its Impact on Students. A. M. R. P. Bopegedera, <em>J. Chem. Educ. <\/em>\u00a0<strong>2021<\/strong>,\u00a098,\u00a02549-2558<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chemistry in the Public Library: A Long-Standing, Valuable Community Partnership. A. M. R. P. Bopegedera. <em>J. Chem. Educ. <\/em><strong>2021<\/strong>,\u00a098,\u00a01256-1265<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Using Familiar and New Assessment Tools in Physical Chemistry Courses During COVID-19, A. M. R. P. Bopegedera, <em>J. Chem. Educ.<\/em>, <strong>2020<\/strong>, <em>97<\/em>, 3260\u20133264<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Second Look at the Kinetics of the Iron\u2013Oxygen Reaction: Determination of the Total Order Using a Greener Approach, A. M. R. P. Bopegedera, <em>J. Chem. Educ.<\/em>, <strong>2018<\/strong>, <em>95<\/em>, 1897\u20131899<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tie-dye! &#8211; An engaging activity to introduce polymers and polymerization to beginning chemistry students, A. M. R. P. Bopegedera, <em>J. Chem. Educ.<\/em>, <strong>2017<\/strong>, <em>94<\/em>, 1725\u20131732<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>Analysis of copper-bearing rocks and minerals for their metal content using visible spectroscopy: A first year chemistry laboratory exploration, A. M. R. P. Bopegedera, J. Chem. Educ., <strong>2016<\/strong>, <em>93<\/em>, 1616\u20131622<\/li>\n \t<li>Quantitative determination of iron in limonite using spectroscopic methods with senior and general chemistry students: Geology-inspired chemistry lab explorations, A.M.R.P. Bopegedera, Christopher L. Coughenour, and Andrew J. Oswalt, J. Chem. Educ., <strong>2016<\/strong>, <em>93<\/em>, 1916\u20131922<\/li>\n \t<li>A Laboratory Experiment Investigating the Impact of Ocean Acidification on Calcareous Organisms, Alokya P. Perera and A.M.R.P. Bopegedera, J. Chem. Educ. 2014, <em>91,<\/em> 1951-1953<\/li>\n \t<li>Putting the Laboratory at the Center of Learning Chemistry. A. M. R. P. Bopegedera,\u00a0 J. Chem. Educ., 2011, <em>88<\/em>, 443.<\/li>\n \t<li>A Guided-Inquiry Lab for the Analysis of the Balmer Series of the Hydrogen Atomic Spectrum. A. M. R. P. Bopegedera, J. Chem. Educ., 2011, <em>88<\/em>, 77.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SELECTED PRESENTATIONS SINCE 2010:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n \t<li>Nuclear Chemistry Self-Study in the First-Year Chemistry Curriculum, Washington College Chemistry Teachers Association Conference, 2019<\/li>\n \t<li>Preventing mole concepts and stoichiometry from becoming \u201cgatekeepers\u201d in the first-year chemistry courses, Biennial Conference in Chemical Education, 2018.<\/li>\n \t<li>Evaluating the economic viability of a &#8220;copper mine&#8221; in the first-year chemistry laboratory using visible spectroscopy, ACS Spring National Meeting, 2017.<\/li>\n \t<li>From the Fire: The Art and Science of Ceramics. Biennial Conference in Chemical Education, 2016.<\/li>\n \t<li>Kinetics of the Carbon Dioxide Hydration Reaction: Qualitative and Quantitative Experiments for First-Year and Physical Chemistry Students, ACS Spring National Meeting, 2015<\/li>\n \t<li>The Greening of a Familiar General Chemistry Lab Experiment \u2013 \u201cCoffee Cup Calorimetry\u201d, Washington College Chemistry Teachers Association Conference, 2013<\/li>\n \t<li>Quantitative determination of anions and cations in dolomitic marble. Society of Western Analytical Professors Symposium, 2012<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SELECTED AWARDS: Association of Women in Science (AWIS), Seattle Chapter Award for Excellence in STEM Education\/Outreach, 2022 (Press release) Outreach Volunteers of the Year\u00a0award for the Puget Sound Local Section of the ACS, 2022 Faculty Achievement Award \u2013 given by&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/awards-publications-presentations\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/121"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions\/208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/dharshibopegedera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}